Flash Media Playback

What is Flash Media Playback?

Adobe® Flash® Media Playback is a free, standard media player that supports analytics and third-party services and enables developers to harness the powerful video features of the Adobe Flash Platform. With a few lines of HTML, this player can easily be used on any website. Its extensible plug-in architecture enables easy integration with content delivery networks (CDNs) and ad platforms.

Easy configuration

Easily configure the standard functionality of Flash Media Playback. Control capabilities such as autoplay, autohide controls, poster frame definition, control bar positioning, and more — without the use of Adobe Flash authoring tools.

High-quality, multiprotocol support

Deliver the highest quality playback experience for a given bandwidth, detect and recover from error conditions, and improve overall user experience by using the latest features of Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Media Server 5, and HTTP Dynamic Streaming.

Custom look and feel

Completely replace the existing elements of the standard user interface with your own custom artwork.

Open source file specifications

Achieve a live streaming experience using the MP4 fragment format, the industry standard for adaptive bitrate delivery, including open file format specifications for the media and manifest formats.